What political scientists should be teaching undergraduates to prepare them for citizenship is discussed in five articles by Dennis F. Thompson; Nancy C. M. Hartsock; Wilson Carey McWilliams and Marc K. Landy; Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr.; and Mary Cornelia Porter and Corey Venning. (RM)

Looks at the role of a community council in formulating goals and objectives for (1) the community education process and (2) its own specific role. Considers three processes leading to realistic objectives: (1) identifying activity parameters (goal areas), (2) establishing goal priorities, and (3) formulating specific objectives for performance.…

The criminal justice system may possibly increase the dangers to public safety by turning out a greater number of hostile and dangerous persons than it takes in. (DM)

experiments by University of Illinois researchers suggest that computers can give ordinary citizens an opportunity to play an active role in city planning and the formulation of government policy. (Author)

Paper developed in a graduate seminar in the Department of Resource Planning and Conservation, School of Natural Resources, The University of Michigan.

Describes a study which compared the views of Israeli kibbutz and urban youth on the role of the citizen. Two hundred and twelve urban and 98 kibbutz adolescents rated 36 items according to their importance for good citizenship. In the kibbutz, the citizen's role is much more balanced than in the city. (AM)

Suggests that volunteerism must supplement and not be a substitute for what should be a gainfully employed work force. (Author)

Reviews and describes three programs in which older adults provide their services: foster grandparents, senior companions, and retired senior volunteers. (AM)

This brochure describes the varied programs of the American Bar Association's Public Education Division. The Division offers communities throughout the country Law-Related Education (LRE) and civic education programs for all age groups. The brochure describes how the Public Education Division can provide people with information about the law,…

This paper outlines citizenship issues facing the United States today and presents ways to address these issues in society. Voter turnout, welfare issues, the national service program debate, curriculum reform, and multiculturalism all interface with issues of citizenship in a democracy. Elements contributing to the modern understanding of…

Four major changes have occurred in public policy education during the past 5-0 years. First, public policy educators have richer and more complicated discussions about the relative benefits of advocacy and objectivity in policy education. Second, public policy educators and community developers are moving toward a genuine merger of content and…

This digest summarizes a full length report on preparing college students for citizenship responsibilities. The following questions are considered: What is citizenship and public life? What is higher education's role in educating for citizenship? and what are the skills for a renewed civic life?. The importance of citizens integrating their public…

Reports to members of other Sections of the Gerontological Society recent developments in Psychology and Social Sciences Section (P & SS) which might be of interest to them. Three areas mentioned include sex and aging comparative studies on aging, and adult education. Presented in the Vice-Presidential Symposium at the annual meeting of…

Those who direct educational systems and institutions are losing public credibility. To reverse this trend educational planners must involve the public in educational decision-making. They can do this through the design and development of cooperative procedures for planning changes in education. (Author)